Sports Events & Initiatives

Plastics Make it Possible® helps you explore the innovative and growing role plastics plays in sports. We’ve highlighted the latest trends and developments from top sports events and initiatives, including the Outdoor Retailer Exhibition and the Athletes with Disabilities Network.

What's New and Cool

Three Surprising Uses of Recycled Plastics Making Headlines at the Summer’s Biggest Sporting Events

Plastic Clothing and Gear at the Outdoor Retailer Exhibition

Plastics Drive Performance at the Winter Games

Planning a Winter Vacation? Plan for Safety with PlasticsWinter sports are a great way to bring the family together in cold weather. Be sure you have what it takes to stay safe. Fuzz Feddersen, three time Olympian in the sport of freestyle aerial skiing, explains how plastics help make winter sports safer.Watch the Video

Outdoor Retailer Exhibition Photo GalleryPlastics Make it Possible® traveled to Salt Lake City to attend the 2012 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market. Each year thousands of outdoorsy companies gather there to show off their innovative gear and clothing, from boats to boots to board shorts.See the Gallery

Innovation of the Week

Look what we learned from Fido! Scientists 3-D printed a plastic “nose” for bomb detectors, based on dog-inspired sniffing (rapid in-out sniffs). They say it works 16X better!